Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Sehr viel besser als natty dread aber das Genre ists wirklich nicht
This will be blasphemous to a lot of people but I’ve never been into Bob Marley’s music or mainstream reggae in general. There have been some dub-influenced artists and sounds that I’ve enjoyed quite a lot but Marley’s style strikes me as (sigh, again, sorry) basic. I feel nothing. The lyrics are much more interesting to me than the music. Plenty of others, I’m sure, consider this a must-listen, and I am tempted to call it one for the cred. Gotta be true to myself though. It’s merely fine.
Love the songs, Exodus and Jammin. Overall a great album. Three Little Birds is such a classic. makes you feel so nice and warm. Also, I really jam with the Jammin 12" version and Punky Reggae Party 12" version.
It's okay. Just okay The whole thing's fine to listen to, but honestly, I’d never choose to play this myself—and I’m sure I’ll never come back to this album
Bob! I do love reggae. Something about the beat mimicking a heartbeat. I think 3 Little Birds is the most famous track but for me, One Love/People Get Ready is pure gold. 3/5
ok. some lesser known songs not that great
Bob Marley is the vibes but he’s not the consistent
Chill af
Chill, not my thing but good background
Suprised that i kind of enjoyed it
It's Bob Marley. Good stuff.
Aangenaam genoeg voor een voldoende maar spreekt me niet echt aan.
ja lache maar ga het verder nooit opzetten
chill music, nice intro to reggae top tracks: turn your lights down low
more reggae excellence from the legend himself. songs of spirituality and relationships. just a fun, quality listen.
Helt ok bakgrundsmusik
Masterclass in songwriting, recorded almost completely without soul.
Not a fan of reggae, still, not too bad
Some classic songs
Like
Es klingt halt alles gleich. Mag man eins, mag man alle
Great album with some of my favorite Marley songs.
Not super into this but it was still okay 3/5
Pretty good album. Not something I would normally listen to, but I appreciate what it did for reggae music. Bob Marley is an icon. Favorite songs: Exodus, Waiting in Vain, Jamming, So Much Things To Say, Three Little Birds (of course)
Who doesn’t like Bob Marley. Lots of well known songs on this album like Jamming, Three Little Birds, One Love, Exodus (which should have been about three minutes shorter), and Waiting in Vain. I do prefer the Annie Lennox version though 😬 I’m happy people can’t comment directly to that 😁 Overall, it was a fun listen.
Aside from providing the inspiration for a staple of the dad joke world it’s not a bad album but found myself picking up on the well known songs and not so much on the rest of the album tracks.
I like this less than a lot of others, i know. I'm much nore apt to drop a diff BM album. But obv solid stuff. 3.5
Pretty nice to listen to. Standout tracks: Turn Your Lights Down Low, Three Little Birds, One Love / People Get Ready
Some really nice tunes. 7/10
Ein abgerundetes, stimmiges Album; zeitlos und universell hörbar.
Have you guys heard that one reggae song that goes like, unka chaka unka chaka? I think it's called....ALL REGGAE SONGS.
Not for me.
It’s a pretty good album. Definitely amazing background music. Favorite song is jamming
Not my particular vibe but I can understand how it was so popular and well loved. Bob Marley was an amazing musician.
I think I need to listen to more reggae because it all sounded the same
I liked it. The hits are the best songs in my opinion, but most of the others are good too. Not every song was amazing though, there’s a few I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to again.
Generally speaking, this is not my kind of music. It’s not bad, not by a long shot, but not something you d ever choose to revisit. That said, one love and three little birds give me nostalgia for Hurricane Harbor, and Exodus was pretty cool with the horns. Not a bad time overall. 3/5
A very sad let down , particularly after catch a fire.
I liked this album. It was a good mix of hits and b-sides.
3.5/5
3.5/5
It was pretty good, always think of a late friend who loved this man when I listen to his songs
If you're into raggae, it's all here for you!
3,5
I always want to hate Bob Marley - then when you listen to his full albums, not just the singles it’s hard not to groove along to him. Anyways classic 3/5 record. Nothing to hate, nothing that blows my mind.
vähemmän offensiivista reggaeta, vaikka ei vieläkään mikään mulle aukeava genre. 3/5
This is the first time I’ve actually sat down and consciously listened to a Bob Marley album from start to finish. Marley always reminds me of being 18 at house parties, where other privileged suburban kids would go on about how “the man” is holding them back and how hemp could save the world, usually while they’re taking bong hits. So, yeah, Marley’s music has always brought some cringe-worthy associations for me. As for this album, it sounded just like I imagined—a typical Bob Marley record.
Reggae annoys me. This is tolerable
3.5 but giving a 3 as some people seriously overrated this
Bob Marley is an important artist, I just don’t know if I would return to this album much. For reggae please drop the needle on “The Harder They Come” (soundtrack) and Pato Barton’s “Never Give In.” Thank you, and sorry.
This is #day3 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... I have never listened to an album by Bob Marley in its entirety in my life. Only a couple of songs... Now, reggae? Not my cup of tea at all, but I get the way reggae and dub influenced the rhythm and depth of post-punk (some early trip-hop comes to mind as well... think "Blue Lines"), which is the genre I find myself most comfortable with. The Police is a perfect example of marrying both (yes, I love Sting). Anyway, Exodus flows fine from the first track (my favorite here) until the last one. I like the vibe and all those Rastaman vibrations, but is this the record I'd want to return to anytime soon? Rather unlikely. Did I enjoy discovering it as part of this challenge? More yes than no. Let it be a 3 this time around. Looking forward to #day4.
A good album but passed me by a little bit. Might need to sit and focus on it a bit.
Not my favourite Wailers album, but you can't argue with how strong it is. But it's the highly commercial Bob Marley show by now, and I find the whole Exodus schtick a bit odd. Like Bob knows what's best for the black people of the western world, they need to "go back where they came from" I fee like I've heard that before somewhere. Very polished and of course contains some classic singles, pop-tastic reggae goodness.
Not bad - haven't really listened to Marley before. Chill, as expected, but don't know if I could play more than just the album at a time without being over the reggae.
Saving it for later!
Nothing wrong with it just not really for me. I do like how all the songs seem to bleed into each other, that’s always cool to me.
Good listen but not my usual listen.
Reggae isn't my scene at all, but this was quite enjoyable.
3.5, very good, overplayed in my head
Even though this is rated higher than Natty Dread, I couldn’t get into it as much. Still a great, worthwhile listen nonetheless 6.5/10 Favorite song: Three Little Birds
Not sure I like jamming Bob but thanks for the offer Less dull than his other albums but still find it rather basic.
não sou chegada ao reggae mas me surpreendi com a personalidade que esse disco tem baseado no meu conhecimento quase nulo do gênero
Good reggae. Good job bob. 72/100
I was pleasantly surprised by the deeper cuts on this one. Heathen and Waiting in vain were great tracks. My hatred towards Three little birds and One love bumps this down significantly though, can’t stand these don’t worry be happy-esque reggae songs.
Once it breaks out of the shackles of the protest album and loosens up, it plays like a greatest hits. Newfound respect for Wait in Vain. Yes there is a needless guitar solo which is a requirement for 70s albums, but musically more complex than I'd previously given it credit for. Not a coherent album, which ends on a high after Exodus track.
Not my favorite album due to the religiosity. 3.4
I preferred his earlier work with the proper Wailers. This is good, however a lot of the weird mystery stuff has been dropped for more religious themes. Jamming, One Love, and Three Little Birds are good of course, but the rest largely blended into one. I feel harsh giving it 3 stars but I have absolutely no interest in re-listening to the repetitive stuff.
Ja
Really enjoyed the first couple of songs, but the album felt like it was the first couple of songs over and over again.
Hey it's the song from Shark Tale... Fav songs: - Natural Mystic - Three Little Birds - One Love/People Get Ready
1977. Reggae. 7/10
"Waiting in Vain" reminded me of "Ghost Town" by The Specials and I'd rather listen to that. I think for this album to really shine for me, it'll take a more concerted listening to the lyrics and political writings of it all, as opposed to just getting into reggae. I'll probably never pick it out again but if someone spun it, you wouldn't hear any complaints from me.
Just pretty isn’t it? Vibes like a summer day.
I enjoyed this. Very nice chill vibes for a summer night. Have to knock it down a star though because I found it a bit repetitive. I'd hit some highlight from it again though.
It's just really... really infectiously happy. Pure and simple. Not sure I've ever heard natural mystic before? great. Synths/organ and on the heathen are rad. And the guitar! Exodus really drives, so strong. love the bassline. What can you say about Jammin, really? There's a reason this version alone has over 500million streams in total. Kind of wish I'd heard this album a long time ago, instead of the best tracks peppered all over best ofs and rinse/repeated ad infitum. I think this is a 3.5 - I'm not a massive marley fan, but you just can't deny how catchy, easy going and optimistic it is. I guess it's brought down a little by the religious context for me.
Some really great tunes and variety, not your standard reggae album.
Is it clearly a revolutionary reggae record? Yes. Is it as good as Funky Kingston? No.
Half hour was good with such a distinct style. Imagine live was better. Hits are great.
It’s classic beach music. I liked a few of them quite a bit, but the same beat for the whole album gets a little repetitive.
Classic Marley sound. Didn’t get a chance to go in depth with the lyrics. Not bad, but not my fav genre. Can’t knock it tho.
"I hope you like jammin, cause I want to jam with you." I think he's not talking about playing music! The first songs were OK, but not that interesting. But then I started getting interested. It really picked up and I enjoyed it a lot. Beautiful arrangements and upbeat, really nice! Solid 3 stars
Its ok
relaxed
I'm still staring at the cover. At first I thought the font was cheap, but it has gradually melted into a totem, or some Lovecraftian script. Rastafari is not in hock to Cthulhu, but the religious text of this album made me uneasy: what did they want us to take away from these words about fated suffering, Jah, "they" who "crucified Jesus Christ", religious war, heathen up against walls, exodus, and trumpets? Most reggae doesn't do much for me: it can be a lazy minimalism that often leaves no song to hang from, space unfilled, and it takes the otherworldly blasts of dub to pull me in; much of the first side is like this, though the rhythm section entices, particularly that hopping bass. Exodus is a juggernaut, Old Testament ritual chant set up against disintegrating guitar notes and this insistent, bullying bass riff, and a whole lot of dub roaming around. I'm surprised by how much I like it, having heard it in the background maybe a hundred times without caring. It's ominous and shifting, and that suits the subject matter. Jamming, Three Little Birds, and One Love are impossible-to-forget nonsense; Waiting In Vain is the most soulful track on the record. Marley had a distinctive voice; listening to him now, I hear the imitators, who without fail fail. It's a good voice, even if the words are a murk of mystic obfuscation. I enjoyed this more than I expected to.
It's got all lot of the hits on there, and not much of the more interesting stuff. This is the coffee table end of Marley, the white people friendly end. That said, a great pop single is a great pop single.
А чё! А мне нравится. Это совсем не моя тема, но три ставлю.
Not really my thing but I can appreciate this album's significance. 3/5
It was a nice relaxing listen.
este disco huele a marihuana
Not bad
Fine for a certain mood
Pretty decent and fairly enjoyable listen from Rasta man and band. But nothing much more to say about it. Natural Mystic is a great song and opener though.
I'm sure it's nice, but did not listen. No more Marley mon.
Best Song: Three Little Birds. Although borderline cheesy to listen to now, it has an uplifting, undeniably kind quality. Worst Song: Jammin' - 12" Version. Why not listen to the real version? Overall: In many ways, Bob Marley is a victim of his own success. His music is so prevalent, and often to tightly coupled to a particular "vibe", that it's hard to appreciate it without all the baggage that comes with it. It's good music though.
I can tell it’s good but it’s not for me.
Eh. Idc. 3 stars for Ez Birds.
Normally dislike reggae but I loved BM Greatest Hits as a teen and many of these songs are on here. Maybe I'm just nostalgic but I enjoyed the songs I knew. 3.5
If you like bob Marley and reggae, I’m sure you’ll enjoy this, too. 3.2
I have never been a reggae fan, although that is mainly based on shitty white-boy cod-reggae like UB40 or The Fucking Police. I knew the Bob Marley standards and always found them to be OK if nothing more, so was looking forward to actually listening to one of the great reggae albums. Meh.
It’s not hard to see and hear why Bob Marley is so heralded, not just in rastafarianism and reggae but in music as a whole. I don’t like reggae. I find it repetitive and sluggish at most times. But this record is something different. This record is Bob Marley at his best. Perhaps it was because I listened to it on an original LP, complete with intense crackling, but I don’t think that can skew my opinion too much, and that opinion is that this is an excellent album. It’s still not particularly within my tastes, but I can absolutely appreciate it culturally and musically.
I've heard songs of Bob Marley & the Wailers here and there all of my life, but I've never truly sat down and listened to entire album of their work until today. I was already a big fan of "Waiting in Vain", having heard it decades before when Annie Lennox covered the song and I was introduced to it. I enjoyed hearing the original as well as "There Little Birds" which I had heard countless times before. As an atheist, who is not from Jamaica, and does not like weed, there was not much on this album I can relate to. I respect the performance and production quality, and their place in popular music history, but I am not likely to put this album on again, so I cannot give this a higher rating than a 3.
C'était chill. Pas mon délire mais intéressant.
Waiting in Vain is the best song on this album. Love that track. This album got me feeling relaxed.
Would be 5 stars if there was an entire recording of Police Chief Wiggum singing Jamming.
Legend
I usually find Reggae boring and this isn’t really an exception, I bumped it up to a 3 thanks to So Much Things to Say and The Heathen, some standout songs
A good reggae album, but there’s such a thing as too much reggae. This was too much reggae for me. 6/10 Top 3: 1. Three Little Birds 2. Natural Mystic 3. Jamming
After seeing a bunch of the One Love trailers these past few months at the movies, I feel like I've heard this album before! It actually made me enjoy it more being familiar with a few of these like Exodus and Three Little Birds. Damian Marley actually uses samples from Exodus for his song Move! and I wouldn't be surprised if there were other songs on his albums, or his brothers Stephen and Ziggy. Marley was a king, and this was a fantastic album to show that. Can we all just chill out and listen to this music? I think that's his overall message (kidding).
Reggea, easy listening Eher unbekannte Songs, gut zu hören aber keine Highlights 3/5
An interesting album. You hear a lot of his songs across different forms of media but i dont get why he became SO huge. His music is enjoyable but there are better reggae artists out there. Maybe he influenced them?
The thing I like about Reggae is that it is always feel good. Even when the topic is about oppression, or something in a negative light. The music has this chill vibe. This album was just that. Not really my type of music. But I didn't mind it. It sort of played a background track to what I was doing, and it fit well. Three Little Birds is still an incredible song. I play this song every now and then. Bob Marley had truthful messages in his music and I think his importance in music will forever be recognized.
The engineering and mixing are gorgeous. The musicianship is top-rate. Marley had such a talent for melody. Almost every song has at least one ear-worm and several have a couple. Truly incredible melody-maker. But his lyrics! They sound tossed off the top of his incredibly pot-addled head. They are consistently SO poorly thought out; it sounds like he has feelings on religious/political/intimate subjects and was so celebrated at this point that he began believing he could just stand in front of a hot mic and riff and the truth would emerge. It's a mess, for the most part. The love songs on side two are somehow less cringe inducing - maybe because we expect people to sound adolescent when singing about love. All that said, Three Little Birds and One Love are two of the greatest tracks of all time.
My impressions of Marley were shaped by seeing a bunch of white college kids listening to reggae all the time. For me then, I just couldn't get into the long, repetitive nature of the music. And, I was definitely reacting against this idea of Bob Marley amongst the stoned college crowd. I gave Exodus a listen a couple of times today, turned it up as often and as loud as possible. I can appreciate it more than I could then. If someone had put Natural Mystic or Punky Reggae Party on for me first I might've had a different impression of Marley overall.
It's the Godfather of reggae & this contains some of his iconic tracks to give you that euphoric rush whilst struggling in a dull utopian life.I applaud the talent but right here right now not for me.
Nawet niezłe, ale nie jestem fanem rege (wiadomo co kto kogo) 3/5
Et helt album med reggae var faktisk slet ikke så slemt som jeg havde frygtet. Det bliver dog ikke noget jeg kommer til at smide på medmindre der skal være temafest. Men en solid 3/5 skal Bob og Hvalerne have
Good, but I’m more of a greatest hits guy.
Listenable
Great
Gentle grooves
Not a big fan of the Island music. This album was an easy listen and I enjoyed it.
Good. I think I've heard these songs so many times though it was hard to be "wowed" by this album, even though had I been listening for the first time I might have thought it was great.
This is their third entry on this list. And as usual, it's groovy, well-produced, and a bit monotonous.
Hard to assess something with so many ubiquitous, but similar, songs.
All sounded the same
Exodus, three little birds and jammin are classics, but I didn’t find much else I liked in this album
I mean, it’s good. The message is good, the music is good - but it’s no better than any other reggae. The same message and same rhythm all sounds like the same song after a while.
Unvergessen, machte den Reggae populär, bis dahin Weltmusik und sentimentale Urlaubserinnerungen.
was ok
Nice, maybe I just wast in the right mood when listening
Again a bit in dubio about a reggea album. There are certainly days where this feels like a 4, but on other days it gets way too repetitive musically.
We're jamming
Had heard much of this album before and it was nice to hear again.
Really enjoyed, mostly have listened to other albums so was nice to have a new one. More a 3.5
Definitely a good album. High quality playing , song writing and good production. Awesome bass. Interesting (and good) bluesy guitar licks mixed in with reggae and similar with jazz sounds. I like reggae but not my taste to listen to lots of it. Bob Marley is absolutely there at the top of the genre.
Not bad. There were actually some songs I enjoyed, despite never having heard them before. I like this style of music.
Classic
Not my type of music. But I guess it could be good since he’s so famous
cool im not a huge reggae guy but never complain when i hear it
Funky and fun to listen to!!
Some of these songs were great, some just ok. I really liked Jammin'. I can take only about this much reggae at one time. But Bob Marley is usually a lot of fun in small doses.
Reggae sounds light and easy even when dealing with the heaviness of politics. I enjoyed this and recognized several of the songs from pop culture. This sounded like a summer day.
Never been a huge Bob Marley fan but I am familiar with several songs off this album. Glad I listened to it. Definitely had an upbeat reggae vibe. I dare you to listen and not smile.
Bob Marley is great, this album is great. What more needs to be said. Definitely a time and place for Marley, but always nice to hear when it comes on or someone plays it.
Solid. A little better than the first wailers album we pulled. This is like the 4th duplicate artist in 60ish days of this list
There's 3 good tracks on the album and the rest is just reggae based filler tracks.
Didn’t realize I knew every song on the album as being on the same album. Listened while grading papers, which was kinda nice. Obviously lots of the same elements, but lots of “important” songs all in one place. Glad to have tuned in.
Liked it. Good reegae album following the same tone.
It was okay, i don't like the wailers that much
There are some very famous (and great) songs from this album, but the rest were pretty meh.
Hell ya bruda
I have to be in the right mood for any Marley other than Could You Be Loved.
A couple of really great songs
Relaxing but also very repetitive to me. But Bob Marley and His Band were masters
I definitely listened to a few of these songs and they were good. It's Bob Marley, I feel like I didn't have to try too hard. bad time to get back at it but i am curious about what we have next.
Veel te lang
Teilweise hörenswert.
Pleasant album to just chill out.
Good
Bra, men ja.
I think his voice works better for Natty Dread. It suits the message of this album, but the music is too sweet. Not that it's a bad record. It's just a little predictable. Favorite song: waiting in vain
Reggaeta ja -26° pakkasta. Ei tainnut Bob Marley koskaan kokea niin kylmää. Letkeetä ja rentoa niinkuin kuuluukin. Exodus ja Waiting In Vain paras
Chillige Kiffermusik. Schön zum entspannen.
OK album but not what I like to listen to.
Easily to listen to. Not much to say about it.
Almost ska.
Great album with some interesting songs, not all the same, plenty of variety. However, it's not really my cup of tea and it's not breaking any new ground. Feels mean to give it 3 stars, but it's a strong 3, almost a 4.
Classic Bob. Nice to hear but wouldn’t seek it out usually.
This album definitely belongs on this list, and it is culturally significant, but I suspect there are limits to how much you can enjoy it if you aren't high.
6.5/10, I don't smoke enough weed to love this anymore
jammin :)
I love "Jamming". The album's good, but not my favorite Marley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY9IcN19wnQ Exactly what you would expect.
Some really good tracks on this one. Jamming, waiting in vain, turn your lights down low, 3 little birds, one love/people get ready. 3.7.
Not bad for Monday morning. Rating 3.
it was just like the other album, all very samey but not bad i already liked jammin prior and not surprisingly it was t he best song of the album
A few good tracks - Exodus, Jamming, and Three Little Birds. The rest of it is just okay and a bit repetitive in nature.
Not as good as I had expected. Very repetitive. A little Jesus-y at times. I like Waiting In Vain, Turn Your Lights down Low, and of course Three Little Birds. Ok as background music, but not one I'd readily come back to.
This and bluegrass have to be taken in small quantities.
I've never listened to Bob Marley, besides his songs Don't Worry and I've Got You Babe
Solid Bob
its Bob, good background music
Good hits, good sound, just a lot of similarities between tracks
Pretty boring but I get it
I irresponsibly went into the project expecting it to meander and not be super structured. But every song had a very approachable groove and avoided feeling too repetitive or unbalanced. From the times in my life reggae was playing, listening made me feel very carefree and relaxed. Very solid fun with few drawbacks as a person unfamiliar with reggae besides the mainstream hits. 6/10
Natural Mystic 4 So much things to say 3 guiltiness 2 The heaten 4 exodus 2 jamming 3 waiting in vain 3 turn your lights down 3 tree little birds 4 one love 3
I'm not a reggae fan, so my listening experience was impacted by that and plays into my score. It's just not my taste! Still, the themes and messages of this album are excellent. There's no denying that Exodus will stand the test of time.
Quintessential Bob Marley. What more can I say. Dope album, fantastic political message, okay voice, killer guitar, I don’t like reggae idk.
Op zich niet zo'n fan van dit soort muziek, maar na wat luisteren bleken er toch een aantal nummers te zijn die wel tof waren. Feit blijft wel dat alle nummers wat op mekaar lijken.
Is meer muziek en minder stoned dan ik dacht
I've been hearing this album on the radio for decades so it's a little hard to separate the music from the memories, but after listening to it critically, it's just alright. I lyrics are the highpoint, and I like the more social conscious first half over the love song heavy second half. But some of the songs are a bit jammy and I'm not the biggest reggae fan. Best Song(s): So Much Things To Say Listen Again: No
Reggae pole päris minu teema, aga oli päris rahulik kuulamine.
Good easy listening, not exactly my speed, but good background music.
Not a massive reggae fan, I find it all a bit same sounding. Nice and relaxing, but not my go-to genre
Nice background music Fave track: Three little birds
Ffrff
Jeg elsker jo three little birds, men måske synes jeg ogdå at det bliver meget det samme
Classic. I like some of the other records better, though.
Waiting in Vain. Three Little Birds.
I know that if you like Reggae, you are supposed to worship at the alter of Bob, but I do, and I don't. I always found Bob's tracks to be too floaty and often wondered if it would hit harder if I was actually high. Since I have never been, and don't intend to be, I'll never know. I don't know...3 stars for the same reason I'll rate anything Beatles related - this is supposed to be the premier artist of the genre, but it doesn't speak to me.
We jammin - Good stuff - love listening to some chill Bob Marley while working.
aight, although I prefer legends with all the jammers
3/5 Neutral for me. I liked three little birds and one love the most. The heathen and so much things to say were also up there for me.
Sounded fine, but most of the songs sound the same.
3.0. And I hate reggae
Okay. A bit preachy and repetitive. Didn't age well.
Not putting it on a list to listen again, familiar with most of it. 3.5 stars.
B Natural Mystic 3 So Much Things To Say 3 Guiltiness 3 The Heathen 3 Exodus 3 Jamming 4 Waiting In Vain 4 Turn Your Lights Down Low 3 Three Little Birds 3 One Love / People Get Ready 3 I greatly enjoyed this from top to bottom. This is an ALBUM right here. The perfect length, the perfect amount of tracks, and they all blend together in a great way because there's enough variation. Bob is a LEGEND.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yes, some classics on here Favourite song: Track 6 - Jamming
Me ha gustado y está bien chill, aunque me hubiese gustado escucharlo en una hamaquita atada a dos palmeras en una playa del Caribe, pero supongo que me tengo que confirmar con la penumbra de mi habitación 👍
I enjoyed it more than I thought
Cool stuff but reggae vibe is too monotonous for me
This is a mixed bag in my opinion.
You pretty much always know what you're going to get with Bob Marley. Good for a specific type of mood, although sometimes a little too on the nose
Easily the strongest second half of an album v the first half
reggae as a genre is overlooked, and i'm so glad bob marley made this list. marley and reggae are still so intertwined after all these years, and who knows how known reggae would have become without his influence? his use of reggae punctuated the white western world, though this album wasn't marley's debut or final. bob marley and the wailers' exodus is an extremely easy going album. the beat, like yacht rock, is so chill and creates an easy album to listen to. the inclusion of the horns is so beautiful! in contrast, you would think the reason of the title track creation seems potentially antithetical to the rest of the album. but it isn't: marley took his experience of an assassination attempt and crafted a hopeful, uplifting song for his religion and fellow believers. the lyrics written by marley may seem plain, but they're more powerful than anything else.
My previous album was an indie-reggae album that was okay, but left me questioning its impact and purpose on this project. This album is the complete opposite. Bob Marley's impact on music can't possibly be overstated; he brought attention to the genre and cultivated quite a musical following among Westerners who did not already know of reggae. While he certainly is not the only musician to do reggae, and many go unrecognized, he did a lot for furthering people's exposure to the genre, and many regard him as a king of reggae. I am not informed enough on reggae to comment on that, but he does set a high bar! The music here is exactly what I expect of reggae. I am also not informed enough on Bob Marley as a whole to know his discography, but when I think of him and his music, the contents and overall stylings of this album are exactly what come to mind. Surely this is Bob Marley at his finest. This is the kind of the reggae "required listening" I expect to see on this list!
A great album with a great message. Marley is amazing on every track. But it does get a bit repetitive with essentially the same beat over and over again on every track. I enjoyed my listen of the album but I doubt I'll come back for any repeat listens.
Reggae is far from my favorite genre, but I enjoy Bob Marley from time to time. Most of my favorite songs from him are on this album, and it was overall enjoyable to listen to.
It’s alright. Playlist might be a little Bob Marley heavy.
Bob Marley & the Wailers' Exodus is smooth. Bob Marley comes through with pleasant vocals on most of the tracks, having religious inspiration on some, like So Much Things to Say and The Heathen. The beats and background instrumentals complement the sound nicely for him, and provide for a vibe. However, it just gets a bit boring with Reggae. There isn’t much drive, and the music needs some drive to be enjoyable. Sonically, it is sound, but artistically, it could’ve been more polished. All in all, Exodus is an alright album. Best Song: Three Little Birds Worst Song: Turn the Lights Down Low
This was pretty good! I never knew I liked reggae until this project forced me to listen to it. I wish I could have heard the lyrics better because I know they're what makes this album revered. While reggae is still probably not something I'd seek out, I have been enjoying it. It's super chill driving music.
Better than the last reggae one!
An excellent album that truly expressed the concept of Reggae.
Reggae is a bottom-five genre for me, but it's still easy to tell that this is top-tier reggae. I can't really give it more than a three, but if I liked the genre, that number would be much higher.
Solid album. Not something I want to listen to again perhaps because not really my style but then again I’m glad I listened to it once!
Reggae voor mensen die niet van reggae houden, maar best ok.
Better than the other Marley album I've got, as the variation near the end of this one helped it quite a bit, but it still doesn't do enough for me to think anything too crazy about this one, and the titular song, which seems to be considered one of the highlights of the album, is considerably boring. It was alright, just don't think too much past that. Reggae just isn't my thing, I suppose.
An artist who's genius is never in doubt, but not one I've ever explored in depth. The over tone remains smooth.
I found this album to be one of the more interesting first listens I’ve had on the list so far mainly because I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it or not despite knowing the sound of Bob Marley’s music. Also I had previously had a UB40 album given to me earlier on the list and wasn’t a big fan of that but still kept an open mind to this. I can say that I didn’t like this album but I didn’t hate it either. There were some very obvious hits such as “Three Little Birds”, “One Love/People Get Ready” and “Jamming” that stood out to me clearly, although I did enjoy the 12” single version of “Jamming” more than the album version. Now these were great and so we’re the other songs on the album but collectively as an album it didn’t really do anything for me, I’d for sure play this on a sunny day cruising down the street but I wouldn’t consider it a cohesive piece of work. I don’t think that’s down to Bob Marley as an artist but more how I feel about Reggae music in general and so I don’t think I can give this album higher than a 3 despite enjoying a good handful of songs. I can see why people would rate this highly but as an album it’s not for me, glad I got the chance to listen to it though.
Very similar sounding songs, but still a fairly good record.
This is the third album by Bob Marley & The Wailers that I've gotten on this list, and it was my least favorite of the bunch. Before I listened to it, I read the other user reviews, and I assumed it would wind up being my favorite, but I just wasn't as into it as I was Natty Dread and Catch a Fire. The lyrics were really good, and I enjoyed the horn arrangements that were used. "Three Little Birds" and "One Love/People Get Ready" were my favorite tracks, and they're the only tracks that I was familiar before listening to this album. Again, it's a good album, but I prefer Natty Dread and Catch a Fire.
Chill. + Jamming + Waiting In Vain + Three Little Birds
summer vibes all around
3.5
Some great songs but a touch one dimensional
Not my favorite. I know it’s a classic, but it didn’t really click with me. There were a few tracks I really liked though!
Not much into reggae
Ah yes, chill and relaxing music that makes my blood boil. I dreaded this album because i can't stand reggae, so i was surprised that the first song Natural Mystic was actually good. Maybe i was wrong about Bob Marley. No, i was not. Reggae is still shit, and the rest of the album was hard to get through. I'm being generous with a 3/5
It's a stacked album which is genuinely so chill and feel good to have on. Not a genre I particularly dive into but at least a handful of these songs will be known by most people. Three Little Birds is one of the most relaxing feel good songs I've ever listened to.
Veel klassiekers, paar nummers die ik niet kende waren ook goed. Reggae boeit me een heel album wat minder maar alsnog erg sterk.
Not a big fan of reggae, but it still deserves its place on this list.
One of the best if not the best reggae album.
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A great album from Bob Marley and Co. In true Bob Marley fashion, it was a very chill and laid back album epitomised by the Three Little Birds or what I like to refer to it as the "Don't Worry" song. Exodus was completed after his assassination attempt and exiled to England (hence the album name). The overall typically Marley reggae sound is a laid-back production and stoned atmosphere that's simultaneously funky and political. Best: Three Little Birds Worst: Natural Mystic
Un album dans lequel les Wailers prennent les cartes d'Exodia le Maudit du deck de Bob Marley et les jettent à l'eau, prétendant qu'il est impossible pour lui de les récupérer. Bob est choqué et en colère, car il sait que ces cartes sont extrêmement rares et précieuses. Cet événement marque le début de la quête de Bob Marley pour récupérer toutes les cartes d'Exodia le Maudit et prouver qu'il est le plus grand duelliste.
Un excellent album mettant en scène Bob Marley, équipé de sa coiffe rasta, tentant coûte que coûte de rassembler les 5 cartes d'Exodia le maudit. L'album se conclut malheureusement sur un échec, Bob Marley ne réussissant jamais à trouver le bras gauche d'Exodia.
Never really thought I was a big reggae gal (growing up in NZ you hear A LOT of reggae 😂) but some of this was really enjoyable. Obviously o already knew the big hits like Three Little Birds, but Jamming was a big highlight.
Although I almost never listen to reggae these days, I really enjoyed this album. Yeah, it still has that stoner vibe to it, but it’s not annoying at all, which far too much stoner music is to my ears.
Als je vroeg in de lente het huis op je vrije vrijdagmiddag weer een keertje grondig aan het schoonmaken bent met alle deuren wagenwijd open, waardoor het geluid van de vrolijk kwetterende vogeltjes doordringt tot in de frisse, naar Andy geurende huiskamer en de eerste warme zonnestralen van het jaar schijnen door de zojuist schoongemaakte ramen naar binnen in de hoop je te verleiden om zonder jas naar buiten te lopen; dan is dit wel een lekker album om aan te hebben staan. Op een maandagochtend in de winter terwijl je gewoon voor de baas achter de computer zit is het toch een tikkie saai vind ik. 7x keer hetzelfde nummer, twee eruit springende hitjes en één leuke, voor mij nieuwe, meevaller: The Heathen. Voor de 5e keer achter elkaar een '3' helaas.
This is Bob Marley's biggest record. And I get it. It sounds amazing and the hooks are catchy as hell. But I HATE reggae and ska music so much. It's so hard for me to get past it. I respect Marley 100% and I recognize his genius. But dear lord I hate reggae music.
classic - but i don’t spin it too often. Glad i revisited.
Unfortunately, reggae in general is not really my thing. I thought this was fine, I definitely know why people like it and that it's a classic, but I'm not the right audience for it. I'd give it a 3 but that's 100% because of me and not really because there's anything wrong with the music.
it's minus four out there guv
Fun listen, I might just get into reggae one of these days.
Important music and a good listen.
Some absolute stand out songs but some that just are not very interesting. Would be great fun to hear live but on record it’s just a bit flat.
I liked some of the songs on here, but I think Reggae just isn’t for me cause I was pretty indifferent toward a lot of this. Not a bad album in the slightest, just not for me. Exodus and Natural Mystic slap tho.
Already listened to it pretty fun
i just wrote notes which deleted again but rly likes this album. chill vibe with a few standout songs. some got pretty repetitive but still enjoyed, only got through half the album tho cause i had no time.
-It's a Bob Marley album...it sounds like Bob Marley -Yo "The Heathen" starts with a cool riff that would have made a totally spooky song but they kind of just abandon it -I've definitely heard "Three Little Birds" before. That one's like super famous -I've maybe heard "One Love / People Get Ready" before -It uhhhhhhhhh it sounds like reggae
So many of these songs have entered the cultural psyche. Toe-tapping and shoulder bopping. They are classic songs, but I can only do small doses of reggae and Bob Marley. This was a great dose, but I don’t really need to hear it again for a while. It definitely would be a 3.5 given the option.
4 - summer beach vibes
Shits fire ong frfr
Fine. Maybe I missed something. Reggae not my fave though.
Great music. Need a bit more variety, however. Very predictable throughout, even if the message strikes at today's societal issues.
Not my style of music but I was having a rough day and this helped out. Musically it was quite relaxing. There were clearly some political and religious messages that I didn't have the time to decide how I felt about.
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Songs tend to be melodically interesting but lots of songs sound very musically similar and drag, and not super lyrically interesting, so album as a whole gets repetitive. Especially in longer songs, it starts to sound more like a jam than a song. Highlights: Natural Mystic - catchy and doesn’t drag too long like some others (maybe this is biased by the fact that it’s the first song) Turn Your Lights Down Low - adds some variety with a different feel Three Little Birds - great chorus
Even when the subject matter is serious, Bob Marley can make to tap your feet and get in the rhythm of it.
HOT TAKE: I'm a bit sick of Bob Marley. I mean I appreciate his music for what it is, but his Greatest Hits album has always been enough for me. Listening to this album the whole way through twice hasn't changed my feelings on that. I still really enjoy Exodus, Jamming, Three Little Birds, and One Love, but I can easily go months or years without intentionally listening to them again. They have become so ubiquitous that they often just fade into the background. On the other hand, I'm really, really sick of "Waiting in Vain". I don't think that song ever did anything for me, I've always found it boring AF. The rest of the songs on the album are pleasant enough but nothing special, especially the first few preceding "Exodus". A lot of them are a bit too "church-y" for me too. Overall, none of the deep cuts really resonated with me, so I think I'll stick to the Greatest Hits.
"Don't worry, 'bout a thing" says Bob. All well and good but that's not going to cut it at the moment. Music needs to be something you can identify with. Good album, just not the right time
Good album, just not my thing.
This definitely sounds like reggae but I haven’t been given enough reggae to become jaded towards the genres appearance on here. Cool album they jammin
Lovely and inspiring lyrical content. Ive never actually actively listened to bob but i love some of these songs. some of the tracks are pretty repetitive, however some of the grooves played by carlton barrett and seeco patterson are really catchy and you can really fall into the feel of the song. honestly some of the percussion on this album is so well executed; probably my favorite part.
3.5/5
Bob Marley has some classics even though I don't listen to a lot of reggae. I liked this album. 1. The Heathen 2. Natural Mystic 3. Punky Reggae Party
"One Love / People Get Ready" and "Three Little Birds" are both good. Didn't really like the rest.
I can’t say I’ve ever listened to this album in its entirety before but I’m not sad that I did today. A lot of popular tracks on this one. Pleasant and groovy.
Some nice relaxed songs, but felt too much as if I was floating from earth too some far away universe. where my brain ceased to exist.
Can smell the herbs coming from the speakers
Fun too hear that much reggae
07/07/22 - classic
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Have to say I wasn't looking forward to t hi is. After many months in southeast Asia with the a constant soundtrack of Bob Marley greatest hits I'm a bit traumatised with the likes of Buffalo Soldier and Redemption song. And generally I kind of f think most of the time I can only stomach so much reggae. But actually this surprised me and was pleasantly surprised by some new ones for me. It complimented a sunny drive to the lido
Þægilegt albúm, kósí stemming.
Szpile w glowie czesc czwarta
Reggae sin contemplaciones del mayor de sus exponentes. Tranquilo de escuchar y evocador.
I don't really know enough about reggae to position this album in terms of its importance to the genre, but the fact this reached a much wider audience points to Marley's influence and talent. I can appreciate it without really liking it very much....
Pretty good.
i hate to say it but i think bob marley is overrated. i genuinely wanted to like this one and it just felt kinda boring.
Yup. It's definitely reggae.
I mean, I get it. I get it! I get it. I get why people like this. I just don't like it that much. Three Little Birds is great. It's a very chill listen. I just don't like it that much. I'm sorry.
Reggae
Fine for what it is, which is something I don't enjoy
I expected to LOVE it, but I can't say that end to end. Two songs in particular are all-time favorites for me (Natural Mystic and 3 Little Birds). And it's great for listening while working. But turn the microscope on it and it gets a pretty long. God, I bet they'd have been fun live tho.
Not much of a fan of reggae. Band sounds good. Ok if it is your thing.
Strong. Still not my thing, but strong.
Such a vibbbe. Of course with reggae, you get that repetitive zone-y trance-y beat which is part of what makes it so reliably chill. I also admire how Bob Marley was so upfront with his powerful lyrical messages. Makes me want to be at the beach fo' sho.
Pros: -It's one of the best albums by probably the best artist in this genre (reggae). -He wrote this after a failed assassination attempt, that's pretty wild. - It has two 100/100 tracks: "Jamming", and "One Love" Cons: - Outside of a few A+ tracks, many of the others are easy to forget. Misc: - hard for me to stay objective because I really don't love reggae. To me, it's like the most background type of music/art ever; more background than a computer's background image of a sprawling mountain vista. More background than the soft jazz that plays 24/7 on the TV guide channel. That's OK though, that's totally ok! It's just not my thing. I think ultimately what hurts the genre for me is that the smaller musical ideas that define the genre are the same things that limit the genre. Like there's a limited pool of rhythms / tones to pull from for reggae songwriters and that keeps the genre in a smaller space. - I'm giving it a 3 but I feel it's more a 2.5. I'm giving it the benefit of the 0.5 to make it a 3 due to the greatness of "One Love" and "Jamming"